Tephrochronology

B. V. Alloway; D. J. Lowe; B. J. L. Jensen; G. Plunkett

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-99931-1.00125-2

Tephrochronology

B. V. Alloway^*, D. J. Lowe, B. J. L. Jensen, G. Plunkett

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School of Natural and Built Environment

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The word “tephra” is an all-encompassing term for the explosively erupted, pyroclastic (fragmental) products of a volcanic eruption. Since the early pioneering work of Thorarinsson and others, the value of tephras in providing time-parallel marker horizons or isochrons is now well understood. Tephras are routinely detected and identified in both visible and non-visible (cryptotephra) forms, and are used in a diverse range of disciplinary fields including stratigraphy, sedimentology, geomorphology, archeology, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction over a wide range of time scales. Tephrochronology is also an essential tool for establishing the frequency/periodicity of volcanic activity and for assessing volcanic hazards.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of quaternary science
Editors	Scott A. Elias
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	780-838
Volume	5
Edition	3rd
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443299971
ISBN (Print)	9780323999311
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99931-1.00125-2
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2024

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